Tesla, the electric carmaker headed by billionaire Elon Musk, has started to allow people to buy brand merchandise using Dogecoin , a cryptocurrency initially started as a joke. Mr Musk announced the development on Twitter on Friday, a month after hinting of the plans.
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The bitcoin network, through a process called mining, uses large amounts of energy. Dogecoin uses significantly less energy, according to analysis by TRG Datacenters. Musk said last year that he would work with dogecoin developers to improve the efficiency of transactions .
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Elon Musk tweeted an image of Adolf Hitler in a debate over Canada’s vaccine mandate . Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he is pro vaccine, but anti-vaccine mandate. He reiterated that sentiment on Thursday morning with a tweet likely to create controversy.
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